Multilingual tech, media participant and Beijingologist
China
- Current
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- Guide; Language Worker at Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall
- Publisher at techblog86
- Contributing Editor at CNReviews.com
- Blogger and Frequent On-Air Guest, Travel Bar at Radio Beijing
- Founder at Beijingology
- Executive President at Beijing Macintosh Union
- President at Asia-Pacific Mac Union
- President at Beijing Macintosh User Group
- Past
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- Editor at blognation China
- Student (Postgraduate) at Communications (Media) University of China
- Internship at Asia Television (Beijing)
- Internship at Radio Beijing
- Translator at ChinaRen
- Education
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- Communication University of China
- University of International Business and Economics
- The Riverside School
- The Inter-Community School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Information Technology and Services
- Websites
David Feng’s Summary
David Feng, Mac, media and projects guy resident in Beijing; Swiss citizen with Chinese ancestry. President of BeiMac, Publisher of techblog86, and Founder of Beijingology. Author of The Beijingologist at City Weekend. Co-blogger at CNReviews. Tech contributor at Shanghaiist. World Citizen with knowledge in up to ten languages.
Involvements of all forms will be related to the Apple Macintosh, media and innovative new projects, with media involvements taking up the majority of my involvements.
Mother tongue is English, with Chinese coming in a close second. Fluent in German and French; relatively fluent in Italian; some knowledge in Japanese and Korean. Basic or very basic knowledge in Rhaeto-Rumansh, Spanish and Latin.
Holder of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification as of August 2007 and am involved in optimizing and teaching English in Beijing.
David Feng’s Specialties:
teamwork, leadership, speaking talent, organization skills, establishment and preservation of branding and identity, multilingualism, multiculturalism, precision, accuracy, attention to detail
David Feng’s Experience
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Guide; Language Worker
Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall
(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
April 2008 — Present (4 months)
I guide people around and show people the Beijing of the past, present and future.
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Publisher
techblog86
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
techblog86 is a blog focusing on Greater China's tech, mobile and startup worlds. Coming to you presently in English, the site is regularly updated with the latest tech news from China.
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Contributing Editor
CNReviews.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
CNReviews is a blog about the Chinese blogosphere, independent travel, entrepreneurship, and the urban lifestyle of the generations born in the 70s and 80s in China. I write articles relating to urban life, the gap between the West and the East, and lifestyle-related stories.
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Blogger and Frequent On-Air Guest, Travel Bar
Radio Beijing
(Public Company; Media Production industry)
January 2008 — Present (7 months)
I appear live every Thursday evening (20:00 to 21:00 local time) on the program "Travel Bar", in both English and Chinese, and keep a blog at the Radio Beijing website related to the program as well.
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Founder
Beijingology
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Beijingology is a website which focuses on the unexplored parts of the city, in addition to focusing on the "known Beijing" (ie Tian'anmen, Great Wall, etc). The site focuses on the city itself and views the capital of China from a mix of local and expat viewpoints.
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Executive President
Beijing Macintosh Union
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
December 2006 — Present (1 year 8 months)
I head the Beijing Macintosh Union and was officially elected into this position in December 2006. The Beijing Macintosh Union is China's first Mac and iPod resource union; the Union comprises of the Beijing Mac and iPod user groups, MacInChina (the only site dedicated to the Mac and iPod in China), macinwiki (the only multilingual Mac and iPod-specific wiki), and many more resources.
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President
Asia-Pacific Mac Union
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
October 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
I head up the Asia-Pacific Mac Union (MacAsia.org). The Asia-Pacific Mac Union is an Asia-Pacific-wide Union of Apple-related organizations headquartered in Beijing, China. Its aims are to unite Apple-related organizations and resources in Asia-Pacific, to benefit Apple users in Asia-Pacific, and to build up a home for all Apple people in Asia-Pacific.
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President
Beijing Macintosh User Group
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
March 2002 — Present (6 years 5 months)
I head the Beijing Macintosh User Group, a computer user group which I founded along with others, since March 2002. It is now part of the Beijing Macintosh Union, which I also created, and is centred on building a Macintosh community and providing more Macintosh resources to Beijing, China.
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Editor
blognation China
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2007 — December 2007 (3 months)
I update the blognation China page on a regular basis, keeping viewers and readers in the know about the tech, mobile and enterprise world in China. Blognation is a network of professional bloggers brought together to report on the latest Web 2.0 technology, mobile and enterprise start-ups from around the world, but only written in English.
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Student (Postgraduate)
Communications (Media) University of China
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)
September 2004 — July 2007 (2 years 11 months)
Student majoring in Broadcasting and Anchoring/Presenting at the Communications (Media) University of China. This university, formerly known as the Beijing Broadcasting Institute, is well known inside China for being a "cradle for presenters on national TV".
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Internship
Asia Television (Beijing)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
October 2006 — February 2007 (5 months)
I was an intern at Asia TV (Beijing) and was core in assisting the preliminary production of a DJ competition and the involvement in the media company. Additionally, I assisted with a beauty pageant to which the media company took part in (partially) by giving foreign language lessons, which was part of pageant.
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Internship
Radio Beijing
(Public Company; Media Production industry)
June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)
I was an intern at Radio Beijing, responsible for assisting the production and broadcasting of city-related news bulletins and correcting grammatical mistakes on news reports. This, along with my internship at Asia TV, add to my experience in media organizations in China, both private and publicly held.
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Translator
ChinaRen
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — July 2000 (2 months)
Was responsible for translating Chinese documents into English, German, French and Italian onto the World Wide Web. This position could be considered as my very first job while I was still at school.
David Feng’s Education
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Communication University of China
Master of Arts, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (Broadcasting and Presenting/Anchoring), 2004 — 2007
I often took part in the radio station, whether as an interviewee or a guest presenter.
- Activities and Societies:
- Radio Station
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University of International Business and Economics
Bachelor's Degree in Economics, International Finance, 2000 — 2004
Obtained scholarship due to involvement in various student activities.
- Activities and Societies:
- Host at radio station; host, various activities (including fashion show, KTV contest, and spoken English contests); two-time host, Christmas/New Year Party
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The Riverside School
(High School), various, centered on languages, 1998 — 2000
Took part in graduation speech.
- Activities and Societies:
- Editor-in-chief of the Riverside Beacon (newsletter), two-time participant of the Biking club, Swimming group.
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The Inter-Community School
(Elementary and Middle School), Various; 11 IGCSE topics, 1989 — 1998
Major assisting organizer of Arts Fest (1997); Helped out with Yearbook
- Activities and Societies:
- Computers, Arts
Additional Information
David Feng’s Websites:
David Feng’s Interests:
Internet, Macs, music, socializing, hiking, swimming, billiards/snooker, driving, bowling, biking, astronomy, history, geography, the Law
David Feng’s Groups:
Beijing Macintosh User Group, Beijing Macintosh Union, Asia-Pacific Mac Union, Beijing Linux User Group, CNReviews, Beijingology
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Beijing Macintosh Union member
David Feng’s Honors:
Recepient of a scholarship recognizing participation in various school events (University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China), June 2004
David Feng’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- expertise requests
- reference requests
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